Egyptian Legal System

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The Egyptian Legal System
Egyptian Legal System
➢Historical Development
➢Modern Judicial System
➢Judicial Independence
➢Judiciary & Media
Historical Development
Historical Development
➢Ottoman reign
➢French Occupation (1798-1801)
➢19th Century
➢Mohammad Ali Reign
➢Reorganization of the legal system
➢Based on Islamic Law & French Civil Law
➢British Occupation
Historical Development
➢Shari' a Courts (Muslim religious court).
➢Consular Courts.
➢1845 : Specialized Judicial Council.
(Legal, Administrative & Military matters).
➢1856 : Confessional Councils personal status of non-Muslims.
➢Capitulations system.
➢1875 : Mixed Courts-Foreign citizens.
➢1883 : National Court-Egyptian citizens.
Historical Development
➢1937 : Montero Treaty.
➢National Courts – replaced Mixed Courts.
➢1956 : Dissolution of Religious Courts & Confessional
Councils.
➢Egyptian Judiciary unification.
➢Court of Cassation established in 1931
➢Judicial Authority Act NO: 166-1943
Modern Judicial System
Modern Judicial System
➢ Common Courts ( Ordinary Courts)
• Specialized Courts ( Economic Court )
➢Administrative Courts ( State Council )
➢Supreme Constitutional Court.
Common Courts Structure
( Ordinary Courts)
Court of
Casssation
Civil
Criminal
Courts of Appeal
Appeals of Civil
Disputes
Felonies
Primary Courts
Civil Disputes &
Appeals of
Appeals of Civil
Misdemeanor
Matters
Instant Courts
Civil Matters
Misdemeanors
General
Prosecution